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2 stories tagged helium, newest first.

Screenshot of construction-physics.com: Helium is hard to replace

Helium is hard to replace (construction-physics.com)

344 points by JumpCrisscross 6 months ago | 239 comments

A Construction Physics essay by Brian Potter on why helium is difficult to substitute, prompted by supply disruptions from the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure.

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Screenshot of tomshardware.com: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock (tomshardware.com)

646 points by johnbarron 7 months ago | 566 comments

Tom's Hardware article on how a helium production shutdown in Qatar threatens semiconductor manufacturing supply within about two weeks.

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Helium is hard to replace(construction-physics.com)

Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock(tomshardware.com)

Helium is hard to replace (construction-physics.com)

Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock (tomshardware.com)